Students then go on to investigate the contrasting resource security and vulnerability to climate change in India and South Africa through a number of structured activities and resources, including paired research, security indices and in depth case studies of both climate change impacts and use of the water,
food and energy nexus.
Not exact matches
An Israeli pioneer says a natural
nexus between
energy, water
and food can provide a model to help remote Aboriginal communities.
Jonathan works at the
nexus of
energy, water
and food systems to promote farmland stewardship
and improve ecosystem health while contributing to robust local
food systems.
Christopher Scott is an interdisciplinary scholar
and practitioner whose work focuses on water security, river - basin resilience, groundwater depletion, the water -
energy -
food nexus, water reuse, transboundary adaptive management, climate resilience
and science - policy dialogues.
AAAS Assesses New Catalysis Joint Research Center At the request of the University of Puerto Rico — Mayagüez (UPRM), AAAS mobilized an expert panel this past February for an on - site assessment of UPRM's new Center for Sustainable Water,
Energy,
and Food Nexus (SusWEF), created jointly with the University of South Carolina.
Though there is no single universally recognised definition, the
Nexus Approach is a strategy that acknowledges the interdependencies of environmental resources, notably water,
energy and food,
and considers not the individual components but the influencing factors on the broadest scale.
Putting hydrothermal liquefaction first in an engineering process
and finishing with anaerobic digestion completes a
food - water -
energy nexus, Posmanik said.
View the video from our recent
Food -
Energy - Water
Nexus panel, featuring Nicole T. Carter, Melissa D. Ho, Cathleen Enright,
and hosted by Richard Harris.
With the world population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, engineers
and scientists are looking for ways to meet the increasing demand for
food without also increasing the strain on natural resources, such as water
and energy — an initiative known as the
food - water -
energy nexus.
She currently oversees projects
and proposal review panels for Advancing Informal STEM Learning, Discovery Research preK - 12, Innovations at the
Nexus of
Food, Water,
and Energy Systems, Innovative Technology Experiences for Students
and Teachers,
and Makers EAGERS.
the
energy -
food - water
nexus as the three pillars upon which civilization rests
and the political, cultural, technological,
and economic challenges faced in the Middle East
and around the world in relation to water,
food,
and energy security;
and
There is also a «stress
nexus» between water,
energy and food.
The liver lies at the
nexus of
food energy storage
and production.
Dr. Cairns is coordinator of the
Nexus Network, an interdisciplinary initiative funded by the ESRC bringing together researchers, policy makers, business leaders
and civil society to develop collaborative projects
and improve decision making on
food,
energy, water
and the environment.
«The road to resilience: Financing resilient
energy infrastructure» examines the evolution of the most critical emerging risks to the
energy sector — extreme weather events,
energy - water -
food nexus and cyber threats —
and identifies measures to respond through -LSB-...]
«The road to resilience — managing
and financing extreme weather risks» report is the first in a series that addresses the need for more investment
and system change to combat the new emerging risks, including extreme weather, the
energy water
food nexus and cyber risks.
The single greatest threat to the planet's
food, water
and energy security
and the stability of the
nexus is arguably climate change.
The booklet sets out an analytical framework for understanding the water -
energy -
food security
nexus in the Arab region
and considers the linkages that affect the achievement of water,
energy and food security
and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a view to mitigating climate change
and ensuring access to
food, water
and sustainable
energy for all.
The latest issues available are the Urban Agriculture Magazine no. 33 Urban Agroecology, no. 32 Urban
Food - Waste -
Energy Nexus and the Private Sector
and no. 31 Inclusive Use of Urban Space.
• What are the short -
and long - term climate risks to the
energy sector in Asian countries, in particular at the
food -
energy - water
nexus?
Climate change is very real
and should be taken into account when deciding the future of our
food, water
and energy nexus.
Prior to joining NIDIS, she served as a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow at adelphi, a Berlin - based international think tank, conducting research on climate risk insurance, environmental conflict
and state fragility,
and the water -
food -
energy nexus.
This April, the second
Nexus Conference will focus on the links and trade - offs between water, energy, and food — the «nexus» — in urban a
Nexus Conference will focus on the links
and trade - offs between water,
energy,
and food — the «
nexus» — in urban a
nexus» — in urban areas.
The project aims to build a knowledge partnership between IIASA
and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the integrated modeling of water -
food -
energy nexus in Asia
and the Pacific in support of ADB's Water Financing Program.
The water -
food -
energy nexus is emerging as a critical issue in Asia
and the Pacific.
Finally, the
nexus between
energy systems
and other key areas of development — water,
food, health
and gender — suggests that numerous opportunities can arise from wider cross-sector perspectives.
The program seeks to incorporate water science into assessment
and planning studies at the
nexus of water,
food,
energy,
and environmental security.
The Dialogue recognises how the close interaction between water,
energy and food — the
nexus — has led to new demands for water infrastructure
and technology solutions.
The session agenda contained several priority topics, including sustainable
energy in the Arab region, especially energy security and regional integration, technology adaptation policy and potential for local manufacturing of adequate renewable energy equipment and a regional agenda for the implementation of the United Nations Decade on Sustainable Energy for All, as well as natural resources management for sustainable development, including the post-2015 development agenda from the perspective of the Arab region and the energy - water - food nexus in the Arab r
energy in the Arab region, especially
energy security and regional integration, technology adaptation policy and potential for local manufacturing of adequate renewable energy equipment and a regional agenda for the implementation of the United Nations Decade on Sustainable Energy for All, as well as natural resources management for sustainable development, including the post-2015 development agenda from the perspective of the Arab region and the energy - water - food nexus in the Arab r
energy security
and regional integration, technology adaptation policy
and potential for local manufacturing of adequate renewable
energy equipment and a regional agenda for the implementation of the United Nations Decade on Sustainable Energy for All, as well as natural resources management for sustainable development, including the post-2015 development agenda from the perspective of the Arab region and the energy - water - food nexus in the Arab r
energy equipment
and a regional agenda for the implementation of the United Nations Decade on Sustainable
Energy for All, as well as natural resources management for sustainable development, including the post-2015 development agenda from the perspective of the Arab region and the energy - water - food nexus in the Arab r
Energy for All, as well as natural resources management for sustainable development, including the post-2015 development agenda from the perspective of the Arab region
and the
energy - water - food nexus in the Arab r
energy - water -
food nexus in the Arab region.
The agenda also includes progress achieved in implementing the Regional Initiative for Establishing a Regional Mechanism for Improved Monitoring
and Reporting on Access to Water Supply
and Sanitation Services in the Arab Region (MDG + Initiative), regional cooperation for shared water resources management, the post-2015 development agenda from the perspective of the Arab region
and the water -
energy -
food nexus in the Arab region.
This guidance document presents an analytical framework
and a series of case studies for understanding the water -
energy -
food security
nexus in the Arab region.
Rarely is the
food, water
and energy nexus presented as convenient, much less in ways that are easy to understand.
The
nexus assessments describe the characteristics of the resources of water,
food and land,
energy and ecosystem services,
and their governance.